ALL meanings of owe
owe
O o - verb with object owe to be under obligation to pay or repay: to owe money to the bank; to owe the bank interest on a mortgage. 1
- verb with object owe to be in debt to: He says he doesn't owe anybody. 1
- verb with object owe to be indebted (to) as the cause or source of: to owe one's fame to good fortune. 1
- verb with object owe to have or bear (a feeling or attitude) toward someone or something: to owe gratitude to one's rescuers. 1
- verb with object owe Obsolete. to possess; own. 1
- verb without object owe to be in debt: Neither lend nor owe. Who owes for the antipasto? 1
- transitive verb owe be in debt to sb 1
- transitive verb owe be in debt: by amount 1
- transitive verb owe have: thanks to sb 1
- transitive verb owe need to give 1
- verb owe If you owe money to someone, they have lent it to you and you have not yet paid it back. You can also say that the money is owing. 0
- verb owe If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing. 0
- verb owe If you say that you owe a great deal to someone or something, you mean that they have helped you or influenced you a lot, and you feel very grateful to them. 0
- verb owe If you say that something owes a great deal to a person or thing, you mean that it exists, is successful, or has its particular form mainly because of them. 0
- verb owe If you say that you owe someone gratitude, respect, or loyalty, you mean that they deserve it from you. 0
- verb owe If you say that you owe it to someone to do something, you mean that you should do that thing because they deserve it. 0
- verb owe to be under an obligation to pay (someone) to the amount of 0
- verb owe to be in debt 0
- verb owe to have as a result (of) 0
- verb owe to feel the need or obligation to do, give, etc 0
- verb owe to hold or maintain in the mind or heart (esp in the phrase owe a grudge) 0
- verb transitive owe to have an obligation to pay; be indebted to the amount of 0
- verb transitive owe to have or feel the need to do, give, etc., as because of gratitude 0
- verb transitive owe to have or cherish (a certain feeling) toward another 0
- verb transitive owe to be indebted to someone for the existence of 0
- verb transitive owe to own; have 0